Two Hungarian girls helping generations in Africa

The situation of women in Africa from a humanitarian point of view is devastating: they only own one piece of clothing which they can never take off, and they only have access to such contraceptives that have unpredictable side effects. Two young Hungarian women from the African Hungarian Union have embarked on a journey to ease the lives of African women.

The AHU launches several medical missions and others focusing on teaching enslaved women and children soldiers crafts that are useful for society and with which they can make a living.

So why women? The chairman of the AHU, Sándor Balogh, refers to an ancient African saying:

if you teach a man to do something, then you have taught a person, but if you teach a woman something, then you have taught an entire generation.

Globoport reports that Zsófia Könczöl and Kamilla Kiss are leaving to Africa for a missionary task. Zsófia has been there twice already, last time tasked with drawing up a report regarding the needs of African communities. One of her main points was the situation of women, including access to basic hygiene (including washing and practices during menstruation) and learning to sew, so they can have more than one item of clothing. The women of a small village in Uganda, this way, will learn how to make soap and how to saw pads.

Zsófia and Kamilla are taking shoe donations with them, as there is a huge need for shoes as well: women can easily get a cold, and, running around barefoot, they are exposed to parasites living in the dust. Among the donations are washable pads, thanks to Emilla Designpads, thermometers (they can be used for checking the menstrual cycle and knowing when ovulation happens).